Jupiter and asteroids taken during the commissioning phase of the Webb Telescope.
Jupiter and Europa etc. captured by Webb in the 2.12 micron band . NASA / ESA / CSA / B. Holler / J. Stansberry (STScI)
The James Webb Space Telescope is not only capable of photographing distant deep space, it can also study "near" celestial objects - such as those in the solar system Jupiter and Jupiter's moons .
On July 14, the Webb Telescope team released several infrared test films of Jupiter, which were taken by Webb's near-infrared camera in the 2.12 and 3.23 micron bands. Since it is a single-band photo, it only has one tone, but it can still clearly show some features of the Jupiter galaxy, such as the pattern of Jupiter's clouds, the Great Red Spot, some of Jupiter's small satellites, and even the dim Jupiter ring .
Because the photo was taken in the near-red band and the sensor is extremely sensitive, Jupiter appears too bright in some photos. The photo also bears the mark of debugging - those little black dots.
Left picture: Jupiter and Europa, Thebe, Callo (Metis), etc. in the 2.12 micron band. Right picture: Jupiter, Europa, Europa, Europa and so on in the 3.23 micron band. We can also see the dim rings of Jupiter in the picture (more obvious in the picture on the right). NASA / ESA / CSA / B. Holler / J. Stansberry (STScI)
Jupiter, parts of Jupiter, and Jupiter's rings photographed by Webb in the 3.23 micron band. NASA / ESA / CSA / B. Holler / J. Stansberry (STScI)
During the commissioning, Webb also photographed several asteroids to test the telescope's ability to capture fast-moving targets. The results are satisfactory.
Asteroid 6481 (Tenzing) tracked and photographed by Webb. It can be seen moving against a background of stars. NASA/ESA/CSA/B. Holler/J. Stansberry (STScI)
Reference
Webb Images of Jupiter and More Now Available In Commissioning Data
https://blogs.nasa.gov/webb/2022/07/14/webb-images- of-jupiter-and-more-now-available-in-commissioning-data/
